Man Indicted In Suffolk Store Robbery

SUFFOLK — Also indicted by a grand jury were three men arrested in a McDonald's robbery based on DNA evidence.

A 41-year-old man charged with robbing stores and tying up and undressing the clerks at about a dozen stores from Chesapeake to James City County was indicted Wednesday by a Suffolk grand jury in a robbery at a Fashion Cents store in Suffolk in June.

Frank Solesbee was charged with armed robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, abduction, aggravated sexual battery and possession of burglary tools.

In the Suffolk robbery, the perpetrator tied the clerk's hands and left her locked inside the store.

The clerk used a hanger to dial 911 on her cell phone, police said.

Solesbee faces similar charges in other local cities and counties, including Isle of Wight and James City counties and Chesapeake.

The grand jury also indicted:

* Three men on charges of robbing a Suffolk McDonald's in May.

They were arrested based on DNA evidence from discarded hamburgers and fries, police say. Marcellus L. Jones, 45, Thomas Cribb IV, 23, and Dexter Webb, 22, face charges of robbery, using a firearm in the commission of a felony and abduction.

* Christopher Pecherek, 34, on charges of rape, forcible sodomy and taking indecent liberties with a child in connection with incidents involving a 16-year-old girl in January.

* Demetrius Golden, 21, of 242 Pine Street on charges of trying to bribe a police officer. Golden was stopped for speeding in June. He had a suspended license and offered the police officer $20 to let him go, according to court documents. Golden could face two to 10 years in prison if convicted. *